Barn construction.



PATENTBD DEC. 20, 1904.

J. J. DUTTWEIL'ER, BARN CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28,1904.

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BARN CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 28,1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. DUTTWEILER, OF FINDLAY, OHIO.

BARN CONSTIRUOTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,945, dated December20, 1904. Application filed July 28, 1904. Serial No. 218,578.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. DUTTWEILER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Findlay, in the county of Hancock and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Barn Construction, of which the following isaspeeification.

This invention relates to the construction of barns and other buildingsof a similar nature; and it has for its object to eifeet certainimprovements in the construction of buildings of the class referred towhereby the cost of construction may be materially reduced, while thebuilding shall be possessed of great strength and power to resist notonly exterior pressure caused by the wind, but also interior pressurecaused by the contents of the buildmg.

With these and other ends in view, which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which willbe hereinafter fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of embodiment of the invention, it being, however, understood thatno-limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural detailstherein exhibited, but that the right is reserved to any changes,alterations, and modifications to which recourse may be had within thescope of the invention and without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the eflicieney of the same.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is an end elevation exhibiting one end bentof the barn-frame. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one of the interior bents.Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 isa horizontal section taken on the line 4 4 in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is aVertical sectional view taken on the line 5 5 in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is anelevation illustrating an inner bent of a barn-frame of aslightlymodified construction used particularly in the erection of largebarns. Fig. 7 is a detail view illustrating a modified construction ofthe lnvention.

Corresponding parts 1n the several figures are indicated by similarcharacters of reference.

In the construction of a barn according to the principle of my inventiontwo end bents and any desired number of inner or intermediate bents maybe employed, the outline and proportions of the end bents and of theintermediate bents being always the same.

In the form of embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1,2, 3,4, and 5 the end bents (generally designated E) comprise each a sill 1,upon the ends of which the corner-posts 2 are set. 3 3 arevertically-disposed trusses, each comprising a pair of boards 4 4,supported at their lower ends upon the sills and supporting at theirupper ends plates 5, which in turn support the lower ends of rafters 6,the upper ends of which abut upon each other, as shown. Vdesignates aventilating-stack the lower end of which is supported about centrallyupon the sill, Where a door-lintel 7 is usually laid. This stack, whichextends above the roof-rafters, is preferably constructed of matchedboards and is provided at intervals with slides whereby the desiredventilation may be accomplished.

The corner-posts of the end bents support at their upper ends an endpiece 8 and side plates 9. Side plates 10 are likewise secured to theupper ends of the trusses 3, said side plates 9 and 10 extending theentire length of the building and being connected with each of the inneror intermediate bents, as will be presently described. Rafters 11 extendfrom the upper ends of the corner-posts 2 to the upper ends of thetrusses 3 of the end bents, where they are suitably connected in anyconvenient and durable manner. The lower ends of the rafters 11, whichcombine with the rafters 6 to form a hip-roof, are extended beyond theposts 2, so as to form eaves 12, which are rein-forced by means ofstruts 13.

Adjacent to the sides of the ventilatingstack upon the end bent aresecured trusses 14, whereby the general structure is greatly reinforced.An additional truss 15 is disposed horizontally in such a manner as tostraddle the ventilating stack or shaft, which is thereby braced andreinforced, while at the same time it assists in bracing the bentstructure, as will be readily understood.

Each of the intermediate bents, which individually are designated I, iscomposed of side posts 16, corresponding with the end posts of the endbents and with uprights or purlinposts 17, spaced from the posts 16 in amanner to correspond with the trusses 3 of the end bents. The upper endsof the posts 16 and uprights 17 support intermediate portions of theplates 9, 10, and 5, and the posts 16 are connected with the uprights 17by rafters 18, while the top rafters 19, supported at their lower endsupon the plates 5, are extended upwardly to abut upon each other, asshown.

In the erection of a barn or building according to the constructionherein set out the end bents and intermediate bents are all supportedupon suitable sills and are connected as the construction proceeds bymeans of the plates which extend between the intermediate and end bents.The component parts are connected together securely at all suitablepoints, and wherever needed braces are employee such as, for instance,horizontal braces 20, connecting the posts 16 with the uprights orpurlinposts 17 of the intermediate bents, obliquely-disposed braces 21,likewise connecting said posts and uprights, and obliquelydisposedbraces 22, which are freely employed in the construction of the endbents and, in fact, wherever needed through the structure.

While the frame structure of this improved barn may be composed of anysuitable matetial, such as timbers or structural iron, I prefer that itbe constructed almost entirely of ordinary two-inch boards of suitablewidths varying from four to ten inches, according to the strength neededin the particular places where the boards are employed. Thus, forinstance, the posts 16 of the inner bents, as well as the uprights 17 ofsaid bents, are each preferably composed of two two-inch boards spacedapart sufficiently for the insertion between them of the braces 21 21,which, all being nailed securely together, form a structure which ispossessed of great strength and ability to resist pressure in anydirection. In like manner the end bents, including the trusses of saidbents, are preferably made up in substantially the same manner, as willbe readily understood by reference to the drawings.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings has been illustrated a slight modificationwhich simply shows the principle of the invention applied to a largerstructure than that illustrated in the remaining figures. Under thismodification additional rafters, such as 25, are inserted between theproximate ends of the rafters 6 and 11, and truss members 26 27 andstruts 28 are employed for the purpose of sustaining these additionalsections and the upper 5 portion of the roof. It is obvious that whenthis niodilicatlon 1S resorted to a much larger structure may be erectedat a comparatively light additional expense and also that the roof willbe thoroughly supported and braced. In Fig. 6, which represents one ofthe intermediate bents, dotted lines 30 and 31 have been placed toindicate the position of trusses upon the end bent, as will be readilyunderstood.

In Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive, of the drawings the invention has been shownas applied to a barn constructed with a cellar underneath. In such casethe purlin-posts 17 will be secured at their lower ends by nails orother anchoring means to the basement-girders 30. In the case of barnswhich are constructed without a cellar the purlin-posts 17 will beanchored by means of rods 31, in concrete piers 32 of suitabledimensions to afford a secure anchorage and to prevent the posts fromupward displacement by the wind. Piers 33 are likewise provided tosupport the sills of the structure.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and ad vantages of this invention will bereadily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains. Abarn or other building framed and constructed in accordance with thisinvention may be erected at a moderate cost? and will compare favorablywith other structures as regards strength and durability.

An important advantage of this invention as compared with structuresthat are composed wholly of heavy timbers or structural iron is that theboards and timbers required may be framed at the mill with comparativelyslight expenditure of labor, thus enabling the parts to be put togetheron the ground where the building is erected at a cost for labor which isconsiderably less than that required when the framing of the materialhas to be done on the building-ground.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In abarnstructure, an end bent including apair of corner-posts, a pair oftrusses spaced from said corner posts, auxiliary trusses spaced apartnear the center of the bent, a horizontally-disposed truss supportedupon the auxiliary trusses and connecting the same with the trusses nearthe corner-posts, rafters connecting the upper ends of the main trusseswith the corner-posts, and rafters supported upon the upper ends of themain trusses and having their upper ends abutting upon each other.

2. In abarn structure, an end bent including corner-posts, a pair ofupright trusses, a centrally-disposed ventilating-stack, auxiliaryupright trusses adjacent to the sides of said stack, a horizontal trussincluding the venti- .trusses, rafters connecting the latter with theupper ends of the corner-posts, and rafters supported upon the upperends of the upright trusses and having their upper ends abutted uponeach other.

3. In a barn structure, an end bent including hipped rafters, cornerposts and upright trusses supporting the same, a centrally-disposedventilating-stack, trusses adjacent to the sides of the latter, and ahorizontally-disposed truss including the ventilating-stack,

' the lower rafters being extended below the upper ends of thecornerposts, and struts connecting said rafters and corner-posts.

4. In a barn structure, an inner bent having posts and uprights spacedapart and each composed of a pair of spaced boards, transverse bracesspacing the said boards apart and connecting the posts with theuprights, oblique braces having their ends secured between the memberscomposing the posts and the uprights, respectively, plates supportedupon the posts and the uprights, rafters supported upon the platescarried by the posts and uprights, and auxiliary rafters supported uponthe uprights and having their upper ends .abutted upon each other.

5. In a barn structure,a bent including a pair of posts, a pair ofuprights, rafters connecting the upper ends of the posts with the upperends of the uprights, auxiliary rafters supported upon the upper ends ofthe posts, truss members connecting the upper ends of the posts with theupper end of the auxiliary rafters, struts connecting the latter withthe truss members, and top rafters supported upon the meeting ends ofthe truss members and the auxiliary rafters and having their upper endsabutted upon each other.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. DUTTWEILER.

